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SKA, one of the musical genres Jamaica has gifted the world, will be celebrated today, July 1, International Reggae Day.
Conceptualiser of the virtual celebration of Jamaican music Andrea Davis told the Jamaica Observer that the decision to celebrate ska this year was taken in a bid to pay homage to the genre which is celebrating 60 years, just like Jamaican Independence and spawned so much of the success that the country’s music has had on the world scene.
“There is a big ska market all over the globe. It is very much a vibrant genre, even if it is not not being felt here in Jamaica. The genre is experiencing its fourth wave of revival internationally and we just wanted to highlight Jamaica’s position as the originator of the genre, even though were are pretty much a footnote at this time and an observer rather than a participant in spreading the music throughout the world at this time,” she said.
Davis noted that the lack of a Jamaican presence in the ska arena at this time is pretty much due to an age-old phenomenon.
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/ente...ird-hails-ska/
Conceptualiser of the virtual celebration of Jamaican music Andrea Davis told the Jamaica Observer that the decision to celebrate ska this year was taken in a bid to pay homage to the genre which is celebrating 60 years, just like Jamaican Independence and spawned so much of the success that the country’s music has had on the world scene.
“There is a big ska market all over the globe. It is very much a vibrant genre, even if it is not not being felt here in Jamaica. The genre is experiencing its fourth wave of revival internationally and we just wanted to highlight Jamaica’s position as the originator of the genre, even though were are pretty much a footnote at this time and an observer rather than a participant in spreading the music throughout the world at this time,” she said.
Davis noted that the lack of a Jamaican presence in the ska arena at this time is pretty much due to an age-old phenomenon.
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/ente...ird-hails-ska/
Paul Marin -19 is one thing, 20 is a whole other matter. It gets even worse if they win the UCL. *groan*. 
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